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SN 17.31PTS SN 2.2391 min read

Schism

Bhindisutta

Devadatta provoked a schism due to material possessions, honor, and praise.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 17.31Linked Discourses 17.31
  • 0.24. CatutthavaggaChapter Four

0.3BhindisuttaSchism

1.1PTS 2.240Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Dāruṇo, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko.“Possessions, honor, and popularity are grim …

1.3Lābhasakkārasilokena abhibhūto pariyādiṇṇacitto, bhikkhave, devadatto saṅghaṁ bhindi.Devadatta split the Saṅgha because his mind was overcome and overwhelmed by possessions, honor, and popularity.

1.4Evaṁ dāruṇo kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe…So grim are possessions, honor, and popularity. …”1.5sikkhitabban”ti.

1.6Paṭhamaṁ.